Epidemiological Characteristics of Visceral Leishmaniasis — Shanxi Province, China, 1950–2019

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS TOPIC? Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the most serious form of leishmaniasis. In recent years, reported cases of VL have been gradually increasing in Shanxi Province, China. WHAT IS ADDED BY THIS REPORT? The report describes the epidemiology of VL from 1950 to 2019 i...

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Autores principales: Zhao, Yingze, Tie, Ping, Bai, Yongfei, Wang, Liping, Zheng, Yuhua, Zhang, Jiaojiao, Qi, Xiao, Zheng, Canjun, Zhou, Xiao-nong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Editorial Office of CCDCW, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
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Preplanned Studies
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9339365/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35919480
http://dx.doi.org/10.46234/ccdcw2022.121
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Sumario:WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS TOPIC? Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is the most serious form of leishmaniasis. In recent years, reported cases of VL have been gradually increasing in Shanxi Province, China. WHAT IS ADDED BY THIS REPORT? The report describes the epidemiology of VL from 1950 to 2019 in Shanxi Province and the recent trend of VL reemergence. WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE? Measures to prevent and control VL, such as health education, improving clinical diagnostics, strengthening epidemiological investigation capacity for VL cases, monitoring surveillance, and use of other evidence-based preventive measures, should be undertaken in Shanxi Province.

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